GEORGE A WALKER LTD

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SC408989 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£6.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,638,013
Cash YoY
+54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↑ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£6.6m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£7.0m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.4m£2.8m£4.2m£5.6m£7.0mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£6.64M£5.94M
Current assets£6.98M£5.98M
Cash£1.42M£926.2k
Debtors£2.89M£2.43M
Net assets£6.64M£5.94M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-24
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  5. 2023-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-08-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-07-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-04
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2018-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE A WALKER LTD
  18. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    WALKER, Craig appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    WALKER, Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    WALKER, George Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    WALKER, Irene Barbara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Walker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Daniel Walker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cairnfield 14 School Road
Balmullo
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 0BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Craig→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Daniel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-07
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Active
WALKER, George Alexander→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Irene Barbara→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-20